Logistics Analyst II

Summary:

• Duration: 12 Months
• Work Mode: Remote
• Schedule: 8am - 5pm, EST or CST candidates; Candidates in CST may need to sign in at 7am EST
• Travel: 10%, domestic travel

Responsibilities:

• Support logistics activities during the Inquiry-to-Order (ITO) phase for domestic and international projects.
• Assist in developing logistics content for customer proposals, tenders, and RFQ responses.
• Participate in bid review meetings and customer clarification discussions as required.
• Prepare logistics scope narratives, assumptions, exclusions, and commercial qualifications.
• Develop preliminary transportation concepts for heavy haul, breakbulk, containerized, rail, and multimodal shipments.
• Prepare budgetary transportation estimates using market intelligence, historical data, and carrier quotations.
• Coordinate budgetary pricing from freight forwarders, carriers, heavy haul providers, ports, terminals, warehouses, and specialty service providers.
• Support transportation feasibility studies, route assessments, and logistics execution planning.
• Develop preliminary logistics schedules, delivery assumptions, and milestone planning to support project execution strategies.
• Identify logistics risks, constraints, permitting requirements, infrastructure limitations, and schedule impacts.
• Review preliminary packing lists, shipping drawings, and equipment dimensions to validate transportation assumptions.
• Document logistics assumptions, exclusions, and commercial qualifications for proposal submissions.
• Support value engineering initiatives by identifying cost-saving opportunities and alternative transportation solutions.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Procurement, Project Management, Commercial Operations, and Logistics Strategy teams during proposal development.
• Support the evaluation of Incoterms, delivery strategies, and customer logistics requirements.
• Ensure logistics assumptions, pricing, schedules, and execution strategies are properly documented for project handoff.
• Participate in transition meetings to ensure a seamless transfer of logistics information from ITO to Order-to-Remittance (OTR) upon project award.
• Maintain budgetary pricing databases and logistics estimating tools.
• Support development of standard estimating templates, bid checklists, and logistics planning tools.
• Assist in documenting lessons learned and incorporating best practices into future proposals.
• Promote standardization and continuous improvement within the ITO logistics process.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Transportation, Business, Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in logistics, transportation, freight forwarding, supply chain, or project logistics.
• Experience supporting transportation planning, freight estimating, or proposal development.
• Understanding of domestic and international transportation modes and logistics operations.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience supporting capital equipment, energy, industrial, or infrastructure projects.
• Knowledge of heavy haul, oversized cargo, breakbulk, rail, ocean freight, and project logistics.
• Familiarity with Incoterms, import/export documentation, customs processes, and international shipping.
• Experience reviewing engineering drawings, packing lists, and shipment specifications.
• Knowledge of logistics cost estimating and commercial proposal development.

Key Competencies:

• Logistics planning and transportation strategy
• Cost estimating and budget development
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Commercial and financial awareness
• Risk assessment and mitigation
• Project coordination
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Communication and presentation skills
• Time management and prioritization
• Attention to detail
• Continuous improvement mindset